Santos’ highly anticipated Apus-1 wildcat disappoints in Australia
Santos’ (ASX:STO) Apus-1 exploration well near the Dorado oilfield offshore Western Australia has failed to find commercial hydrocarbons, reported partner Carnarvon Energy (ASX:CVN).
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Santos hits ‘significant oil discovery’ with Pavo-1 near Dorado
The Pavo-1 exploration well near the Dorado field offshore Western Australia in the Bedout sub-basin has made a “significant oil discovery” that has an estimated breakeven cost at less than $10 per barrel, operator Santos (ASX:STO) said today.
BHP a ‘natural buyer’ of Santos’ Dorado oil project
Santos is seeking buyers for a share in its $2 billion Dorado oil project offshore Western Australia and energy consultancy Rystad Energy expects BHP will be looking closely at the asset.
Santos seeks investors for Dorado as $2bn oil project enters FEED
Australia’s Santos today announced that its large Dorado oil project offshore Western Australia has started the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase. Santos is also seeking buyers for a share in the development, which has a “very low” carbon dioxide footprint and is expected to initially cost $2 billion.
Global interest expected in Santos Dorado sale
Santos is seeking buyers for a 20-30% stake in its large Dorado oil project and Bedout exploration portfolio offshore western Australia estimated to be worth up to $200 million. Significantly, there is expected to be global interest in the sales process, which could be particularly appealing for Asian national oil companies (NOCs).